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Israeli officials don't know how many Hamas hostages are still alive as they call for 'mutual humanity': 'It's a black hole' - WSTPost

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Last night Israeli officials grimly admitted that they do not know how many Hamas hostages are still alive after being sent underground a month ago.At a demonstration of Hamas atrocities at the consulate in New York, officials publicly pleaded for “reciprocal” humanitarian aid to rescue the hostages, as the world calls for a ceasefire to save the remaining civilians in the Gaza Strip.First Lieutenant Jonathan Conricus said via Zoom from Tel Aviv that of the 1.1 million civilians in Gaza, between 850,000 and 900,000 had fled. The Health Ministry in Gaza said today that the civilian death toll has now risen to 11,000.Yesterday, 50,000 people evacuated the region between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., he said.More than 200 hostages were kidnapped from Israel by Hamas militants on October 7th. The youngest is a ten month old baby.Hamas has released video footage of some hostages as proof of life and said last week it was “ready” to allow some to return home after relentless airstrikes.In a video released on October 13, a Hamas gunman is seen carrying a distressed toddler. The youngest hostage is 10 months oldSome of the 239 hostages taken by Hamas are seen in a video the militant group released last month. Israeli officials say they have no confirmation of how many are still aliveThe health status of most of the hostages remains unknown.“We have some information that we’re not sharing, but it’s mostly a black hole.”“They were divided into groups, but we don’t know how.” Hamas won’t even tell us their names.“There are 10 people who we still cannot say whether they were killed or kidnapped because the bodies of the murdered were so badly burned,” said Aviv Ezra, Israel’s acting consul general in New York.Israel is demanding the release of the hostages as part of the four-hour daily humanitarian pause agreed yesterday.‘IDF Commander-in-Chief Jonathan Conricus told reporters last night that forces had “exposed” 130 Hamas tunnels and were continuing to dismantle key basesWe have no doubt that Hamas would hide behind our civilians, the hostages, if necessary. They hide behind their own citizens. They hide under hospitals, schools, kindergartens and in boy scouts.“What we know is that if we don’t keep applying pressure, nothing will move,” Ezra added.To his knowledge, there were no ransom demands or negotiations for the hostages’ release.The remarks came after a screening of the 47-minute compilation of footage Israel showed reporters as part of an ongoing effort to remind the world of the attack that sparked the current conflict.DailyMail.com’s summary of this footage can be read here.The officials said they rejected claims by some Palestine supporters that the atrocity did not take place.“There are still some who deny it.” “They want us to produce the body of a decapitated baby so they will believe it,” Lt. Commander Conricus.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu said today a ceasefire was ‘not an option’

Last night Israeli officials grimly admitted that they do not know how many Hamas hostages are still alive after being sent underground a month ago.At a demonstration of Hamas atrocities at the consulate in New York, officials publicly pleaded for “reciprocal” humanitarian aid to rescue the hostages, as the world calls for a ceasefire to save the remaining civilians in the Gaza Strip.First Lieutenant Jonathan Conricus said via Zoom from Tel Aviv that of the 1.1 million civilians in Gaza, between 850,000 and 900,000 had fled. The Health Ministry in Gaza said today that the civilian death...

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